As one of three colleges in the Contra Costa Community College District, Los Medanos College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). 

Admissions & Records services are available at the main campus in Pittsburg and at the Brentwood Center. 

Click here for Pittsburg Campus address, phone number and office hours.

Click here for Brentwood Center address, phone number and office hours.

1) High school graduates

2) Applicants who are 18 years of age or older

3) Applicants who are under 18 years of age but have passed the GED (General Educational Development) test or the California High School Proficiency Exam.

4) High school students who are concurrently enrolled in the K-12 system or who are approved for home study, More information on guidelines for HS enrollment.

Special Admit students should bring documentation to verify prerequisites (if required) at the time of registration (see ‘Course Prerequisite’ information). Note that enrollment in English and some Math classes requires completion of the LMC assessment test prior to registration. Arrangements can be made through the Assessment Center, Room 121 (on Level 1) or call (925) 439-2181, extension 3252

Special admission students shall conform to all LMC academic policies and regulations, as well as the code of conduct expected of all students.

Los Medanos College reserves the right to exclude or limit enrollment into impacted programs and in other programs or courses where health, safety, instructional methodology, facility constraints, or legal requirements are deemed inappropriate for these special admission students.

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Student Status

New Student: The applicant has never been enrolled at any college.

New Transfer: The applicant has attended another college, but has never been enrolled at LMC.

Returning Student: The applicant has previously been enrolled at LMC, but has been away for a semester or longer.

Returning Transfer: The applicant has previously been enrolled at LMC and is now returning after attending another college.

Continuing Student: The student has been enrolled at LMC without a break in attendance from semester to semester.

Special Admit (Concurrent Enrollment) Student: The student who is still enrolled in high school and wishes to enroll as a part-time college student.

New and Returning Students
If you are new to LMC or if you are returning to the college after a break of one or more semesters, you must submit a college application before you are eligible to register for classes. Applications may be submitted online by going to “Here’s How to Apply” in the center of the home page or “Apply to LMC” under the Apply & Register menu on the home page. Applications may also be submitted by mail or in-person.

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Resident Status

Law Governing Residence

The rules regarding legal residence for tuition purposes at Los Medanos College (LMC) are governed by the California Education Code. Under these rules, adult citizens or certain classes of aliens can establish residence for tuition purposes. There are also particular rules that apply to the residence classification of minors (see below).

Who is a California Resident?

If you are an adult who is not an alien present in the U.S. in a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S. (e.g., a B, F, H2, H3, or J visa) and you want to be classified as a resident for tuition purposes, you must have established your continuous presence in California more than one year prior to the starting date for the semester during which you wish to attend (LMC). You must also present evidence that you intend to make California your permanent home.

Evidence of intent must be dated one year before the term for which you seek resident classification. Physical presence within the state solely for educational purposes does not constitute the establishment of California residence under state law, regardless of the length of your stay. Your residence cannot be derived from your spouse nor, since you are an adult, from your parents. Likewise, a registered domestic partner does not derive residence from the other registered domestic partner.

Establishing Intent to Become a California Resident

Indications of your intent to make California your permanent residence can include the items below. Indications of your intent to make California your permanent residence can include

• registering to vote and voting in California elections
• designating California as your permanent address on all school and employment records, including military records if you are in the military service
• obtaining a California driver's license or, if you never had a driver's license from any state, a California Identification Card
• obtaining California vehicle registration
• paying California income taxes as a resident, including taxes on income earned outside California from the date you establish residence
• establishing a California residence in which you keep your permanent belongings
  licensing for professional practice in California
• the absence of these indications in other states during any period for which you claim California residence.

Documentary evidence is required. All relevant indications will be considered in determining your classification. Your intent will be questioned if you return to your prior state of residence when the College is not in session.

On the above items you must produce documentary evidence. The burden of proof is on the student to demonstrate clearly both physical presence in the state of California and intent to establish permanent California residence. Presence and intent may be manifested in many ways—no one factor is controlling. All documents presented must be valid, readable, dated at least one year before the residence determination date, and be properly identified with respect to student’s name and address. Your intent will be questioned if you return to your prior state of residence when the college is not in session.

Financial Independence Requirement

If your parents are not residents of California for tuition purposes, you will be required to be financially independent in order to be a resident for tuition purposes. If you are an adult student and your parents are not California residents, you must demonstrate financial independence, along with physical presence and intent, when seeking resident classification for tuition purposes. You are considered "financially independent" if one or more of the following applies:

• the student is at least 24 years of age by December 31 of the calendar year for which resident classification is requested
• the student is a veteran of the U.S. Armed Forces
• the student is a ward of the court or both parents are deceased
• the student has legal dependents other than a spouse
• the student is married or has a registered domestic partner, and was not claimed as an income tax deduction by parents or any other individual for the tax year immediately preceding the term for which resident classification is requested
• the student is a single undergraduate student and was not claimed as an income tax deduction by parents or any other individual for the two tax years immediately preceding the term for which resident classification is requested, and can demonstrate self-sufficiency for those two years and the current year
• the student reached the age of 18 in California while his or her parents were residents of California, and the parents left the state to establish a residence elsewhere while the student continued to be a resident of California after the parents' departure

Verifying Financial Independence

To verify financial independence (self-support) per item 6 above, you must document your income and verify that you were not claimed as an exemption by parents or anyone else for the two years prior to the request for residence. You are also required to present a budget showing how you are able to be supported by the funds claimed. Self-support is defined as money the student has earned through his or her own employment or loans obtained with the student's own credit, without a cosigner. A gift or loan to the student from a parent, grandparent, or other family member does not constitute self-support regardless of the terms.

Residing in California with an aunt, uncle, grandparent, or friend who provides the student with room and board cannot be considered self-support, even if that person meets the (LMC) residence requirement.

General Rules Applying to Minors

If you are an unmarried minor (under age 18), the residence of the parent with whom you live is considered your residence. If you have a parent living, you cannot change your residence by your own act, by the appointment of a legal guardian, or by the relinquishment of a parent's right of control. If you live with neither parent, your residence is that of the parent with whom you last lived. Unless you are a minor alien present in the U.S. under the terms of a nonimmigrant status which precludes you from establishing domicile in the U.S., you may establish your own residence when both your parents are deceased and a legal guardian has not been appointed. If you derive California residence from a parent, that residence must satisfy the one-year requirement.

Residency Reclassification

If you submitted an online application and you have been classified as a non-resident for tuition purposes, and you feel this is in error, fill out the Residency Reclassification Request and submit it to Admissions & Records with appropriate documentation to prove your status.

You must request reclassification by the end of the term in which you have been charged non-resident tuition or you will be responsible for the higher tuition amount.

If you have lived in California for over a year and need to be reclassified, you will need to fill out the Residency Reclassification Request and submit it to Admissions & Records with appropriate documentation to prove your status. This reclassification is not an automatic process.

If you have questions, you may contact Admissions & Records for more information at (925) 439-2181 ext. 7500.

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AB540 California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request
For Eligible California High School Graduates

California Nonresident Tuition Exemption Request (AB540 Form) (PDF file)

GENERAL INFORMATION

Any student, other than a non-immigrant alien, who meets all of the following requirements shall be
exempt from paying non-resident tuition at the California Community Colleges.

REQUIREMENTS:

• The student must have attended a high school (public or private) in California for
  three or more years.
• The student must have graduated from a California high school or attained the
  equivalent prior to the start of the term (for example, passing the GED or
  California High School Proficiency exam).
• An alien student who is without lawful immigration status must file an affidavit
  with the college or university stating that he or she has filed an application to
  legalize his or her immigration status, or will file an application as soon as he or
  she is eligible to do so.
  
  
• Students who are non-immigrants [for example, those who hold F (student) visas, B
  (visitor) visas, etc.] are not eligible for this exemption.
• The student must file an exemption request including a signed affidavit with the college
  that indicates the student has met all applicable conditions described above. Student
  information obtained in this process is strictly confidential unless disclosure is required
  under law.
• Students eligible for this exemption who are transferring to another California public
  college or university must submit a new request ( and documentation if required) to each
  college under consideration.
• Non-resident students meeting the criteria will be exempted from the payment of nonresident tuition, but they will not be classified as California residents. They continue to be “non-residents”.
  
• AB540 does not provide student financial aid eligibility for undocumented alien students.
  These students remain ineligible for state and federal financial aid.

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Non-Discrimination Policy
The Contra Costa Community College District and Los Medanos College are committed to equal opportunity in educational programs and campus life. The college does not discriminate, nor support discrimination, on the basis of ethnic group identification, age, gender, physical or mental disability, color, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or medical condition in any access to and treatment in college programs or activities. The lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in the college’s educational programs.

This policy is in compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, pertaining to race, color, and national origin discrimination; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, pertaining to sex discrimination; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, pertaining to disability discrimination; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, pertaining to age discrimination, and applicable District policy.

Unless otherwise indicated, days shall be defined as "calendar days".

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Inquiries/Complaint Procedures

Informal Procedures
Students who have an inquiry or who feel they have been discriminated against should notify the College President or designee, room 406. The President or designee will work with the student-complainant, respondent and other appropriate college personnel to attempt to arrive at an informal resolution. The President or designee will monitor the informal complaint process and any proposed resolution. The process shall not extend more than 30 days after the President or designee receives notice of complaint. A record will be kept as to the informal resolution reached between the parties.

Formal Procedures
If the complaint cannot be resolved informally, the President or designee shall advise the student of his/her right to file a formal unlawful discrimination complaint by completing the District complaint form and forwarding it to the District Vice Chancellor of Human Resources.

Upon receipt of a formal complaint, the District will immediately notify the State Chancellor’s Office. Within 10 days of receipt, the District shall commence an investigation of the complaint and notify the complainant. The District has 90 days in which to investigate the complaint and report the administrative findings to the complainant and the State Chancellor’s Office. The complainant may appeal the administrative determination to the District Governing Board within 15 days of notice of such determination. The District Governing Board has 45 days in which to act on the appeal. Failure of the Board to act within the 45 days denotes approval of the administrative determination. The complainant has the right to file a written appeal with the State Chancellor’s Office within 30 days after the Governing Board issues the final District decision or permits the administrative decision to become final pursuant to the above. The Chancellor has discretion to accept or reject any such petition for review in employment discrimination cases.

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Inquiries/Complaints on Basis of Disability
Inquiries regarding access, treatment, or employment on the basis of disability, should be directed to the Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences/ADA Coordinator, Los Medanos College, 2700 East Leland Rd., Pittsburg, CA 94565, (925) 439-2181, ext. 3216, or TDD (925) 439-5709.

Reglamento de no Discriminación
El Distrito de Colegios de la Comunidad de el Condado de Contra Costa y el Colegio Los Medanos están comprometidos a ofrecer una oportunidad de igualdad en programas educacionales y vida colegial. El colegio no discrimina o apoya discriminación fundamentada en identificación de grupo étnico, edad, sexo, incapacidad física o mental, color, origen nacional, religión, orientación sexual, status de veteranos o condición médica, en cualquier acceso a/y trato en programas o actividades colegiales, La falta de inglés no es impedimento para admisión y participación en los programas de tecnología vocacional de este colegio.

Este reglamento cumple con la exigencia de la ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964 Titulo VI perteneciente a la raza, color y origen nacional discriminación; Titulo IX de la enmienda educacional de 1972 perteneciente al sexo discriminación; la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973 perteneciente a incapacidad discriminación; La Ley de Discriminación de Edad de 1975 perteneciente a edad discriminación y reglamentos apropiados de el Distrito de colegios de la Comunidad de Contra Costa.

A menos que en otros respectos sea indicado, dias serán de finidos como “dias de calendario”.

Preguntas/Procedimientos De Quejas

Procedimiento Informal
Los estudiantes que tengan alguna pregunta, o que sientan que han sido descriminados; deberán notificar al Presidente del Colegio o a la persona asignada en la Oficina 406. El Presidente o la persona asignada trabajará con la queja del estudiante, el demandado y otro personal apropriado del colegio para tratar de llegar a una solución informal. El Presidente o la persona asignada controlará el proceso de la queja informal y propondrá una solución. El proceso no deberá de extenderse mas de 30 días, después que el Presidente o la persona asignada reciba la notificación de la queja. Se guardará un expediente sobre el acuerdo informal acordado entre las partes interesadas.

Procedimiento Formal
Si la queja no puede ser resuelta informalmente, el Presidente o la persona asignada deberá notificar al estudiante de sus derechos para presentar una queja formal de discriminación ilegal completando la forma de quejas de el distrito y enviarla al Vice Canciller de Relaciones Humanas De El Distrito.

Una vez recibida la queja formalmente, el distrito notificará a la oficina del Canciller Del Estado inmediatamente. Dentro de 10 días después de recibida la queja, el Distrito deberá comenzar una investigación y notificar al estudiante. El Distrito tiene 90 días para investigar la queja y reportar los resultados administrativos al estudiante y a la oficina del Canciller del Estado. El estudiante podra apelar la determinación administrativa al Consejo Gubernamental Del Distrito dentro de los 15 días de la notificación de dicha determinación. El Consejo Gubernamental Del Distrito tendrá 45 días para actuar sobre la apelación. La falta de actuación del Consejo dentro de los 45 días, indicará la aprovación de la determinación administrativa. El estudiante tendrá el derecho de someter una apelación por escrito a la oficina del Canciller del Estado dentro de 30 días después que el Consejo Gubernamental emita la decisión final del Distrito o permita que la decisión administrativa sea final conforme a lo anterior. El Canciller tendrá la discreción de aceptar o rechazar qualquier petición semejante para revisar casos de discriminación de empleo.

Preguntas Quejas a Base De Incapacidad.
Preguntas en cuanto al acceso, tratamiento o empleo a base de incapacidad, deben ser dirigidas el Decano de Artes y Ciencias Liberales/Coordinador de ADA De El Colegio Los Medanos, 2700 East Leland Rd., Pittsburg, CA 94565, (925) 439-2181, ext. 3216, or TDD (925) 439-5709.

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